Learn Greek: Lesson 2

[hawthorne009]

anyone notice the sexism? victim sounds like female!!!!!

[blackroses777m]

@hawthorne009 no. it doesnt, she doesn't say ''fima'', she says ''thima'' pronounced as in ''authentic''

[TheBoringLifeOfBeth]

I think you meant to say chat instead of hat when you did X. But great lesson! If I see something written in Greek I should totally be able to read it now! Not understand it, but hey, whatever. :)

[linaaaap1]

@TheBoringLifeOfBeth No, χ is not pronounced ch, the ch sound in greek is τς, χ is like h in behind but not exactly, I dont think that any english sound corresponds to χ, it's like plain h but more clear and strong you have to touch your upper back teeth with your tongue to say it right. I hope I helped.

[TheBoringLifeOfBeth]

@linaaaap1 D: no wonder I was confused, Google has been lying to me. Thanks for clarifying. :)

[nikolas8ira4]

@k1shralaaks you use it whenever the letter Σ-σ(s) is the last letter of a word.for example φως(fos) which means light has an Σσ as a last letter but you put an ς instead.they are pronounced the same.that's the only way the letter ς is used.

[1pixle]

This is very helpful! I'm taking notes and sofar it doesn't seem too hard!

[k1shralaaks]

cool language! \mmmm/

[Aiidook]

this would be much harder if I didnt knew Serbian :)

[thelaughingguitar]

Down with the Latin-speakers! Greek is way more awesome if not easier. They should make it an international language like English.

[Aiidook]

@thelaughingguitar amin to that

[mossycat101]

When it was translating to 'sun', I heard Helios, who is the ancient god of the sun, right?

[aggelospanatha]

@mossycat101 Exactly. Sun = Ήλιος but is pronounced like ILIOS (both I's as in the word "hit"). Helios is an "english" translation

[mossycat101]

@aggelospanatha thanks.

[aggelospanatha]

@mossycat101 no problem. If you have any other questions just ask!

[stelios103]

@mossycat101 right

[TheBadameco]

2:08 " porta " ??

equal to portuguese!

weird!

[aggelospanatha]

@TheBadameco ...because it is not an actual greek word. I think it is italian. The original - ancient greek word for door is θύρα (theera) but it is not widely used nowadays

[randomguyalwayshere]

@TheBadameco

greek and portuguese are indo-european language it's normal to find common thing.

[TheBadameco]

WTF?? at 0:29 is " gata " ???

is equal to portuguese, but "gata" is for female, "gato" for male

[rurounisld]

@TheBadameco hehe in greek u can say he =gatos, she gata, it gati :D

[TheBadameco]

one of the thing I LOVE to do is learn languages! I don't know why but I love!

[exoticwild]

Oh, thank you, I'm learning greek!

[beesnipe16]

What letter is at the end of the word for sun @ 1:00? I don't have that letter in my notes here

[FressOnFire]

@beesnipe16 "ς" is the letter Σσ when it's used in the end of a word.

[zakeroni39]

Wow! I'm learning Greek! =D

[alanmeirion]

Very good and much better pronunciation than American attempts I have heard. But one does need to learn to use ones tongue and mouth differently to imitate native pronunciation. I think it is worth language teachers pointing this out.

It would be helpful though, if these recordings could be made without the tape recording noise. Also less like when shouting the words, which gives a slightly false emphasis that would not be good in normal speech.

[yamenhawit]

I'm sort of confused about the "υ". In your videos it is a "i" sound but other sites say it is a "u" sound? Which one is modern Greek?

[Irigoni14]

@yamenhawit All other videos are wrong. For some reason i dont unterstand the Greek language teachers who arent Greeks themselves just desided to deform-violate the sound of some Greek letters. Actually as a Greek i was a bit angry hearing it like u...The girl here must be Greek and also living in Greece.

[yamenhawit]

@Irigoni14 yeah maybe those people teaching it learned Greek as a second language and are teaching the classic/ancient Greek pronunciation... I don't know, but I want to learn the modern speech the way it is spoken in Greece... (I'm Palestinian but I love Greece and am thinking about moving there one day.) So thanks. ;)

[denmasxe]

@yamenhawit Both are modern and ancient Greek.

U alone is an "i" as in deep.

U combined with an "o" - ou is a "u" as in cool.

[EruditeScythian]

you don't say 'opthalmos' for 'eye'?

[aggelospanatha]

@EruditeScythian "οφθαλμός" is the "old" (and the ancient) word for "eye", it is used mostly in medicine nowadays. The common word for "eye" is (το) "μάτι" = (the) eye. It is pronounced as "mati", "a" as in "car" and "i" as in "hit".

[EruditeScythian]

@aggelospanatha Thanks for that. Also it seems the word for 'water' is no longer the same. I believe the classical word was 'udati'

[aggelospanatha]

@EruditeScythian excactly. The ancient word for water is ύδωρ but the modern greek word is "νερό". However, "ύδωρ" has remained as a part in more complex words that have to do with "water" (υδροβιότοπος, υδρογόνο, ενυδατώνω...). Also, think about every english word that contains "hydro" :p

[aggelospanatha]

@EruditeScythian i forgot to mention the word "υδάτινος" which is probably what you talked about and means full of water, watered etc

[Irigoni14]

@EruditeScythian

:p ophalmos is the eye but as an organ (the eyeball)

[1234567pokemonmaster]

εμπρός, εγώ κάνω όχι ξέρω πολύς από άρθρο Έλληνας γλώσσα. ^_^

[mastercheaf167]

@1234567pokemonmaster ΑΛΒΑΝΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕ!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[1234567pokemonmaster]

@mastercheaf167 :3

[mastercheaf167]

@1234567pokemonmaster ok i take it back.And btw i'm Greek

[DragonCoasterStorm]

I wander why the ι,μ,υ sound the same if I try to spell some thing. Chances are that I'll get it wrong. all so the o,w.

[aggelospanatha]

@DragonCoasterStorm ι, υ, η (not μ) are pronounced the same. υ changes sometimes only when it is combined with several letters, ε, α, or o.

[DragonCoasterStorm]

@aggelospanatha oh yeah Im sorry I dint mean μ, I meant η (how did I mixed that up?) sigh well its just like English, but I never know it wuz that complicated.

[MuffinGirl666]

Finally, a video guide of a wonderful teacher!! You're helping me so much......Thank you for those wonderful lessons.

[1023s]

hello , i am serbian and im trying to learn greek and im finding your videos very helpful . im just comenting to say thank you.

[ecjsimmigration1]

is the X in "hand" pronouced as Cheri or Seri or Zeri?

[aggelospanatha]

@ecjsimmigration1 X is pronounced as "h" in the word "hand".It is always pronounced like that.

[ecjsimmigration1]

and why is beta pronouced like "th" in Step

[aggelospanatha]

@ecjsimmigration1 "beta", or more correctly "veta" is pronounced exactly as the english " v ". :)

[ecjsimmigration1]

why is "Delta" prounouced "th" in the equivalent of gift?? oO

[aggelospanatha]

@ecjsimmigration1 Hi, because this is how it is pronounced! It is not pronounced as "d" but as "th" in the word "the"

[cf182]

can you please explain what do you mean by " Г " as in warm? I mean, isn't that letter suppoused to be sort of like G? thank you :)

[aggelospanatha]

@cf182 well, Γ,γ is definately NOT G. In greek, "G" is written either "γκ" or "γγ" (γ + κ or double γ). Γ alone is pronounced as "y" in yes , "w" in the words "warm, what, why" etc...However, even greek people write "γάμα" as "gama" in latin characters as it seems easier and more close.If they wrote it as "yama" or "whama" it would be even more confusing for foreign speakers... :(

[cf182]

@aggelospanatha ohhh thank you :)

[aggelospanatha]

@cf182 παρακαλώ! you are welcome!

[lazer171933]

linaaaap συνέχισε είσαι καταπληκτική αν είσαι γυναίκα .κάνε όσους περισσότερους ανθρώπους από άλλες χώρες να μάθουν και να εκτιμήσουν τα ελληνικά!

[samtherunninman]

when you say as in you should highlight the letter that you are referring to

[372137212009]

kai egw apo elada eimai.......ala 8elw n akousw 3enw n prosp8ei n milisei sn kai emas

[shitbomp]

@372137212009 αν εισαι ελληνας γραφε σαν ελληνες και ασε τις παπαριες τα greeklish

[Isuck232]

How is suspect pronounced?

[vterpan]

@Isuck232 ύποπτος : eepoptos

[prototypecpal]

this language is one of the hardest languages. (Im greek)

[thefallenuk]

MrCMBstE + manpower300 thankyou SO much x

[Mishellis]

wtf EPIC FAIL

[thefallenuk]

if someone has a minute cud they tell me a few words like:

is

and

really

but

and anymore they can think of =]

please

btw thankyou very much.

[manpower3000]

hi I'll try and help coz at least you have manners unlike many others !  this is a bit general but I'll give the pronunctiations : is = eenay and = ke really (ie. much) = polee (eg polee zestee = very hot REALLY ? (surprise) = aleethia ?

but = alla

with = mae (eg Ouzo me Sprite)

please (+ " you're welcome) = paraka-lo ! There is always a definite stressed part in words of > 1 syllable eg.

YA-soo = hello but ya-SOU = for you. HAPPY LEARNING !

[greekmadnessss]

is=ine

and=ke

really?=aLIthia?/ sovaRA?

but= aLA

my name is....=me LEne.....

thank you=efhariSTO

you re welcome/ please= parakaLO....

[thefallenuk]

is it eelios or eenios for sun anyone ??

[MrCMBstE]

@thefallenuk It's EElios (ήλιος). =]

[aggelospanatha]

it is ilios (both "i" 's pronounced as in the word "hit")

Of course i could write it as eeleeos (both "ee" 's as in the word "feel")

In greek lettering: ήλιος - ΗΛΙΟΣ (caps)

[prototypecpal]

is eelios. not eenios. ok?

[premiumprime1998]

i dont get this....................

[aggelospanatha]

it sounds like "w" as "w" is pronounced in certain english words, like "why" , "warm", but not excactly the same.Actually γ + ου(double o) is pronounced as "w".For example "warm" in greek letters would be written as "γουόρμ" . "why" -> "γουάι" etc. I think that at an english letter that is mostly close to γ is y in the word "yes"

[ntipouan]

μ as in malakas

μαλάκας = malakas

[Kaprode]

Μη μιλάς όταν μασάς,ειδικά αν είναι κιμάς.

Βαρέθηκα να φοράο κράνος.

[TheNynny]

the most beautiful language on world!!<3<3

[hongdongdonald]

Question: for the letter γ, it says "as in warm"? It should sound like a "w"? I cannot figure this out...

[greekmadnessss]

γ is a bit more guttural than w though...you just have to listen Greeks pronouncing greek words with γ along with the following vowel to see how it is pronounced in each case cause it differs from one word to another...for instance the letter γ in the words γάλα and γέλιο sounds tottaly different

[premiumprime1998]

same with me i just dont get it

[Lemourios]

Το γράμμα Γ δεν έχει καμία σχέση με το αγγλικό w!!! Το Γ είναι σύμφωνο ουρανικό ενώ το w είναι ημίφωνο!

[daniraoffical]

it sounds really pretty

[aestheticignorance]

such a beautiful language :) :)

[catadeluxe]

LOOL, 2:07, PORTA, like in spanish!! I lern spanish at my school in Canada

[ks1990steelman]

porta (πόρτα), is a greek, italian, spanish, english (port) word etc

[catadeluxe]

no, port in English means κατσαρόλα in greek

and can't figure out why my comment had a bad rating, because all did was telling what I know...

[ks1990steelman]

NOOOO... PORT in english means "λιμάνι" (dock) in greek... "Κατσαρόλα" means POT, not PORT... port and porta have the same stem...

[catadeluxe]

well, if you want to know a funny thing, here it is :)

almose efvery freek last name finishes in PULOS

...

whe word PULA in romanian is the wrost bad word in that language!

I just found it funny, no offence to greek or romanian :)

[ks1990steelman]

1st: I am Greek.

2nd: I don't feel offended, it's just a coincidence

3rd: -πουλος (-poulos) is a ending of many greek surnames & means "someone's son" [ex. Γιαννόπουλος (Yannopoulos) = Yannis's son, like Johnson (John=Yannis)]

4th: πουλί (pouli) means "bird" and it's used in names figuratively as "someone's little son"...

[catadeluxe]

I dodn't wahted to make you feel offended, I have an unbeliveble respect to Greeks!

I like Greece, never been here, but I know it's wonderful

I love this theing with -POULOS

I mean

your kid doesen't get the same last name as you, it takes your first name, and he adds poulos!

great

[ks1990steelman]

Hey, thanks, but you didn't understand! This thing with -poulos and other last name endings (-akis, -akos, -idis, -elis etc) doesn't happen nowadays. I mean it happened in the ancient and middle ages. Today your kid takes your whole last name.

[ex: father: "Dimitris Vasilόpoulos", son: "Petros Vasilόpoulos", daughter: Eleni Vasilopoύlou"(female different)]

[catadeluxe]

oh, ok :)

yu didn't explained these things about the middle ages, but you said something like that and I tought that was what was happening

ok, but a hotel owner from Greece who looks EXACTLY like the Romanian president has this name "Emilos Drakopulos"

is this or was this a first name (Drako)

???

[ks1990steelman]

Some of them come from first names and other come from jobs, nicknames, etc. In this case someone who lived in the middle ages has the nickname "Δρακος (Dragon)" and his descendants took the nickname "Δρακόπουλος (Dragon's son)". The most of them come from nicknames. This was because those people knew each other only by their nicknames. Sorry I didn't notice that.

[ex. Archontas (Άρχοντας) (master) - Archontakis/Archontopoulos etc (master's son)]

[cameron6574]

how do you type it cause i can't remember the order of alt+numbers for each one

[annachrissa]

its talking for the "w" only for the first word

[CheerioHerio]

What part of warm for gamma is it talking about?

[lowbrowrodeo]

I think that one is for us to figure out

[stavgiangmt]

the w one

[specialparadise]

(w)arn she is talking about w.

[joshogden00000000000]

i am english and i need lesson i can write it can,t speek it. ηελπ ι ψαν ςριτε ιτ νοτ σπεεκ ιτ νεεδ λεσσονσ ηελπ πλεασε

[HaniiPuppy]

You can't write it, can you?

I'm not an expert in greek, I'm only just learning it, but it looks like you've just used a greek mask for your keyboard and typed in mostly english. I know that, for instance, Sigma (Σ, σ, or ς) is only written as ς when at the end of a word.

[specialparadise]

Ιφ γιου λερν δε αλφαβετ φιρστ ιτ γουιλλ μπι ε γγοοντ σταρτ!!!

[yachingaste]

if you learn the alphabet first it..... nt start!!!

I didn´t understand the words in the middle.

[specialparadise]

will be a good

γου(w) ιλλ(ill) μπ(b) ι(e) ε(α) γγ(g) oo(oo or ου is the right one in greek) ντ(nt or d)

ok now?:)

[yachingaste]

thanks for the lesson!

[specialparadise]

You are welcome:)

Παρακαλώ! (parakalo)

[nikaras1]

απλα ροτισα :P

[nikaras1]

linaaaap1 are u from greece?giati ego eimai.cauze i am.

[linaaaap1]

Ναι, γιατί;

[eukako83]

Como es que la Eta se pronuncia como I ???

[specialparadise]

como i en días.

[eukako83]

Si, bueno lo que pasa que yo tengo un manual, (si, no es mas que un manual) que me dice la Eta una E larga a diferencia de Epsilon que es una E corta. Pero no concidere que el manual habla del griego clasico y no el moderno.

[kefalotirii]

Κανε μας περηφανους Linaaap1 !!! Φτασε στο lesson 80!!!

[2Cartman4]

Congrats for the lessons, they're really usefull, easy to understand and most importantly they're not goofy or complete nonsense (of which youtube is full nowadays). You'd make a great teacher :) keep up the good work!

[barcafutbol7125]

eycharistw g t lesson!

[JeppeLynge]

u should underline the letters in the word that says the sound of the character! i think that would make it less confusing.

And then. In that word meaning fish? how do u compare that with hat?

[Nikechagias]

She meant the letter Χι has the same pronunciation as the word hat when h=X

[invalidtorture]

ok this is sooooo confusing lol

as as in father? wtf? father dosent start with an a

it starts with a f

im confused

[linaaaap1]

I meant as it sounds IN father, I didn't use words that start with the letters.

[m10363]

@linaaaap1 it makes no sense.

beta as in vote????? wtf

[aggelospanatha]

@m10363 the greek β is pronounced as the english "v"

[JeppeLynge]

These lessons are good :D

I do ancient greek at school... a bit different pronounciation from this

[NameNikole]

Ti teleio!!

Poly e3ypno bravo re seis!!

[katherine0127]

im 11 and i know greek! it helps a lot in math and science

[cjli456]

quiero aprender  griego!!!

[phaysal111]

i love greek you see it has the most clear pronunciation of every letter in it while listening to greek you can feel the fullness of language

[greekmadnessss]

most people get really confused with the male greek names cause they hear "Kostas" or "Kosta" for instance, " Nikos" or "Niko" and they get really confused how to call a greek guy with that name...well the suffix "s" means that is is a nominative case for example "Kostas is a very cool person" in genitiv or accusative it is "Kosta" as well as when you talk to him.... you say" Kosta, where have you been??" etc

[videocrack246]

Very Nice

Thanx for the Note

[videocrack246]

these videos are wonderfull !

so incredibly usefull !

PLEASE POST MORE !!!!!

[RoyMustang289]

I am learning so much from her videos! :] I already learned my alphabet! hehe I feel like a little kid! :D

[annegold]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos and for caring about those of us who would otherwise have said "bayta" instead of "beeta" for the rest of our lives!

I have the lofty goal of being able to read the original of my new friend Marcus Aurelius, or at least be able to pronounce a line or two. You have already helped a tremendous amount. Thank you again!

[serlop]

how does Λουλούδια sound?

[SchwarzesPCSchaf]

looloothya (th as in this and stress on 2nd oo)

[turkishgirl34ist]

is 'one' ena or mia?

and what about 'w' and o

how can i understand which one is 'o'

like gi W rg O s ??? please help me

[linaaaap1]

μια (mia) is the feminin, ένα, (ena) is the neuter and ένας (enas) is the masculin.

About the o and ω (o and w) there is no specific rule, it's all about the experience with the words...

[videocrack246]

Hi Linaaaap1

i have a question

Whendo you use letter Eta and when do you use letter Ypsilon ? is there a rule or its just depends on the word ???

please answer im confused

Thank You Very Much

[XAtina1999]

I've forgotten the rule but i can tell you that there are 5 difficult "i"-s :

i(iota)

u

ei

oi

H(ita)

[videocrack246]

Hi , i have anotehr question: When do you use Omicron and when do you use Omega ?

please answer

Thank You very Much

[greekmadnessss]

Omikron and Omega have exactly the same pronounciation in modern greek...in ancient greek they were two different sounds omega was like ooo(longer) while omikron was short o..notice their actual names...o-mikron(mikros=small in greek) o-mega (mega=big,large)...as for the grammar we just follow the ancient greek language's rules in order to use both Ο and Ω ...as far as the eees matter...well thats a living hell for even 80% of the Greeks as well...we have so many eees that....

[greekmadnessss]

most people have a hard time getting right all "ees" in each word.....lets review...

ι, η, ει, οι, υ, are all pronounced "ee"...the city of Mitilini on the greek island of Lesbos is "Μυτιλήνη" in greek....very few Greeks get all of this city written down the right way!!! believe me!!; )

[Nikechagias]

Τον έστειλες τώρα χεχεχε!!!

[arkomanis123]

you have to learn greek grammar in order to know where to use omicron and where omega for example in a verb the last sylab is always writen with omega, of course there are some exeptions! in the noon you have to learn each word how its writen!

[foinhkas]

@linaaaap1 all the verbs ending in o are being written with w like...... agapaw / agapw .... zhtaw / zhtw .... koitazw / koitw.... poinaw / ponw ..... phdaw / phdw....

[linaaaap1]

@foinhkas yes, actually all verbs end in ω

[BlackScorpio999]

wow this is confusing lol

[sk8tergirl23541]

lol i am greek i didnt think there would be lessons i hate goin to greek school but it good to learn both my parents r greek and born at a part from greece soo it cool lol

[DannyJamesRead]

Im a quarter greek and i wanna learn the language any tips?

[Bintaro]

Thanks for posting this!

An anyone know when to use Iota or Upsilon? They seems homophonic

[linaaaap1]

Well, it may seem frustrating, but there is no rule (at least in modern greek) about the use of iota and ypsilon. Actually in Greek there are 6 letters and combinations that are pronounced as "ee" : ι, υ, η, ει, οι, υι. You must get used to each word, to be sure which to use!!

[Bintaro]

Oh, I see, it it kinda confusing :P But thanks for answering

[mixalis9292]

in order to understand why each one is used, you need to know the roote of the word from Ancient Greek... native speakers just learn how to spell them without knowing the roots :P

[Bintaro]

Okay xD Thanks once again

[rubylights931]

very useful. thanks so much for posting.  :)

[karakatakaimeni]

pw re poysti ti malakies einai autes edw oi anthrwpoi den kseroun kan oti uparxoun 5 "i", 2 "o", 2 "e" kai gamiseta.. episis se polles glwsses den uparxoun ta: Γ και Δ.. πως να τα προφέρουν οι ασχετοι.. μ'αρέσει που λεει "δεν ειναι τοσο δυσκολο οσο λενε"... ΕΙΝΑΙ Κ ΠΑΡΑΕΙΝΑΙ ΠΑΠΑΡΕΣ

[chrysos98]

Hey sweethaunting u now wat.Tell him eise malakas e.i.s.e. m.a.l.a.k.a.s. He will be very happy!

[mrsmith427]

i only know one greek word so far

scatha

not sure if its spelled right but im pretty sure i got it right phonetically xD

i hope i can learn alot from all ur vids

thx for making thm

[kefalotirii]

Lol it's "skata"..! Don't use this word in Greece..! everybody will laugh!

[mrsmith427]

lol

k

but why will they laugh

doesnt it mean shit?

[kefalotirii]

Well yes if you dont know what it means and you say this word to everybody! I once saw a tourist saying ''ai ganisou mori''(fuck you bitch) like he was saying ''goodmorning''lol

[konaneofal]

I really want to learn spanish..I love greek by the way...<3___mou fainetai poli asteio auto to videaki einai san n eimai stis prwti dimotikou ksana,alla katalavainw pws g tous allous einai diskolo,opws tha itan k g mena n mathainw kinezikes aples lekseis..haha

[SweetHaunting]

Thanks for posting!

[KeeTee13]

wow, many words are said almsot the same in spanish... like Porta=puerta=door

and gata=gata= cat *female*

[tripios]

sagapo s.a.g.a.p.o

[xYMV]

what's the difference between Θ and Δ?

both are pronounced as th, as in thin.

( sorry for my english, i'm dutch (= )

[babyeighthnote]

if you pronounce thin and there. they are a little different. there has a harder sounding th. if that makes any sense. say thin and there out loud and you can tell that they touch the tongue differently. sorry if that is confusing

[DryWhiskey]

Θ only is pronounced as "th"-thin. (letter theta)

Δ is pronounced as "th"-there. (letter delta)

[0Sativa]

I need help learning greek! My boyfriend is Greek and I want to surprise him!

[SweetHaunting]

OMG! My boyfriend's Greek too and I wanted to surprise him also! xDDDD

[missmusicdk]

great, thank you;)

[missmusicdk]

I have a guestion. the word milo and mila that is a apple right?. because when you say miler mou, does it mean talk to me?.

I just heard it in a greek song. so i just want to be sure:)

[ericharis]

Well μήλο = apple, μήλα = apples, / μίλα = talk, μίλα μου = talk to me! They just sound the same but they are totally different words.

mila = speak ....MHLA = apples